Sempervivum Beta Light Shade gold foliage is surrounded by

gold foliage is surrounded by a 2" wide dark green margin

Alocasia wentii is one of the few alocasias we have found to be winter hardy in our Zone 7b climate

Black mondo grass is an easy-to-grow groundcover that makes a fabulous backdrop for blues

where it is usually found on sandy dry soils in full sun as well as under an open canopy of sparse pine trees

The stiff rhizome grows horizontally just below the soil surface

Sempervivum Beta Light Shade gold foliage is surrounded bySempervivum 'Beta' from the late renowned German plant breeder Georg Arends (1863 1952), has been a star in our rock garden, forming a 2' wide patch in 3 years. It's amazing vigor and tolerance of our humid heat and summer rains has been nothing short of phenomenal. Each 2. 5" wide x 2" tall rosette is carmine red with each leaf ending in a contrasting olive band.